Telford Our New Town

1963 was the year that the Beatles released their first album; The Pink Panther was showing at the cinema; Manchester United won the FA Cup; and Dawley was designated as a New Town.In 1968 the New Town was officially named ‘Telford’ after the civil engineer Thomas Telford, and the development area was expanded.

‘Telford Our New Town’ is a Heritage Lottery funded project bringing together selected, unique material from the Telford Development Corporation Archives and widening access to these resources for people to enjoy.

Discover life as Telford developed and progressed from 1960s – 1980s through photographs and other information. Help to add to the growing, living archive with your own memories and photos of that time.